The Science of Folk-lore

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Сторінка 3978 When a schoolboy in Central Europe , the present writer heard a tale that
sounded like a biography of Joan of Arc , all names being omitted , of course ,
and the heroine herself appearing as a ' white witch ' , i . e . a person using
magical ...

Сторінка 241Certain ' nutting songs ' still current in Central Europe leave little doubt , however
, that ' during the ' nutting ' season considerable licence prevailed , in former
times , when the Puritanical code was not yet de rigueur either in this country or
on ...

Сторінка 272That similar causes were operative also in the Middle Ages , except that the
Church played the part now enjoyed by ... 10 We may also cite the carrying - out
of Death , known all over Western and Central Europe , and the burning of Judas
or ...